look the part
idiom
: to have an appearance that is suitable for or expected of something
an actor who really looks the part
In his cowboy hat and boots, he certainly looked the part.
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Rodriguez opted to look the part in head-to-toe leather.
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Mikelle Street, WWD, 18 Feb. 2025
To look the part, this variant gets a darkened front shield and trunk lid, as well as beefy front and rear skidplates, and redesigned wheelarch extensions.
—New Atlas, 16 Feb. 2025
At 6-foot-3 and 230 pounds, Joshua Mears continues to look the part, but even six home runs in 18 games last year at Double-A San Antonio isn’t enough to offset a 47.3% strikeout rate and a .174/.230/.478 batting line in his second stint in the Texas League.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Feb. 2025
The doppelgänger just needs to look the part and learn some basic lingo.
—Mike Miller, EW.com, 29 Jan. 2025
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Mikelle Street, WWD, 18 Feb. 2025
To look the part, this variant gets a darkened front shield and trunk lid, as well as beefy front and rear skidplates, and redesigned wheelarch extensions.
—New Atlas, 16 Feb. 2025
At 6-foot-3 and 230 pounds, Joshua Mears continues to look the part, but even six home runs in 18 games last year at Double-A San Antonio isn’t enough to offset a 47.3% strikeout rate and a .174/.230/.478 batting line in his second stint in the Texas League.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Feb. 2025
The doppelgänger just needs to look the part and learn some basic lingo.
—Mike Miller, EW.com, 29 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for look the part
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“Look the part.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/look%20the%20part. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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